Mission Statement

Metropolitan Human Services District will provide and coordinate, directly and through community collaboration, a range of services to address mental health, addictive disorder, and developmental disability needs among the citizens of Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes.

Goals

• Provide research-based prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support services to affected citizens and their families.
• Coordinate among all relevant actors to provide for a continuum of care across the range of necessary and related services.
• Develop and apply metrics that will enable measurement of progress (or lack thereof) toward specific goals commensurate with mission purpose.

Overarching Goals

To identify, strengthen and link relevant resources that will foster community collaboration resulting in a dynamic and comprehensive system of service delivery for Citizens of Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes. To develop meaningful innovative research-based activities and programs directed towards the self-actualization of individuals and families throughout the community.

Consumer-Centered Goals

To deliver a seamless, integrated, and comprehensive system of services that is responsive to consumer strengths, needs, interests, and choices. To ensure quick and easy access of consumers, family members and the community to an efficient system of care which addresses their addictive disorder, developmental disability and mental health needs.